SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwired - May 7, 2014) - Neo Technology today announced GraphAcademy, the world's most comprehensive source for developer education on graph databases. The mission of GraphAcademy is to educate developers on how to use graph databases to solve some of the most interesting and valuable problems in data, and how they can easily and effectively leverage the power of the graph.

According to IDC, 80 percent of IT managers believe effective training is critical to the success of a project, and three out of four managers believe effective training increases the chances of a project meeting its deadlines.1 As the use of graph databases continues to accelerate, GraphAcademy will be a crucial asset to the 25+ percent of enterprises that Forrester predicts will be using a graph database by 2017.2

"Graph databases are the fastest growing category in the entire database sector according to DB-Engines," said Emil Eifrem, co-founder and CEO of Neo Technology. "We are launching GraphAcademy to meet the enormous demand for training in order to educate developers on how best to design, develop and deploy graph database applications. Part of our mission as an open source company is to promote learning. So we're excited about launching this innovative program, which provides easy access to a broad range of learning resources, many of which are free."

To date, GraphAcademy has already reached more than 100,000 developers through a variety of online, classroom and workshop programs. Top ranked universities around the world are also incorporating GraphAcademy intellectual property into their curriculum. GraphAcademy provides flexible offerings to meet developers' training needs based on their current role and available resources. GraphAcademy's standard and customized training programs are designed to match a wide range of needs at different stages in the educational cycle.

Supporting Quotes

"The GraphAcademy online training is amazing and you can build your first graph application in just hours."
--Ed Kazic, CTO, Radmis Pty Ltd, Australia

Neo4j is ranked as the world's leading graph database by industry observer DB-Engines, who also note that graph databases are also growing in popularity faster than any other segment in the database space. According to the firm, "When we look at how much various categories of database management systems increased their popularity last year, Graph DBMSs are the clear winner with more than 250 percent increase."

About Neo TechnologyGraphs are everywhere. From websites adding social capabilities to Telcos providing personalized customer services, to innovative bioinformatics research, organizations are adopting graph databases as the best way to model and query connected data. Neo Technology researchers pioneered the first graph databases back in 2000, and have been instrumental in bringing the power of the graph to numerous organizations worldwide, including 40 Global 2000 customers, such as Cisco, Accenture, Telenor, eBay and Walmart. Serving customers in production for over a decade, Neo4j is the world's leading graph database with the largest ecosystem of partners and tens of thousands of successful deployments.

According to DB-Engines, Neo4j dominates the fastest growing category in all data management. Neo Technology is a privately held company funded by Fidelity Growth Partners Europe, Sunstone Capital and Conor Venture Partners, and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with offices in Sweden, UK, Germany, France, and Malaysia. For more information, please visit www.neotechnology.com.